According to Solar Weather Scientists we are headed for likely a mini ice age in the next 15 years. It seems they are predicting solar weather at a rate of 97% these days based on solar cycles and sunspot totals. And it's using these computer models that are predicting a "Maunder Minimum" starting between 2020 & 2030. The last time we had a Maunder Minimum was the "Little Ice Age" at the end of the 1600's to early 1700's. I guess I'm moving to TV just in time. This certainly explains the fluctuating weather extremes we have seen lately.
The term "Mini" or "Little Ice Age" is a bit deceiving in that it is not expected that the extreme hemispheres will be covered in mile thick ice but rather extended & extreme winters, not unlike the last 2 winters in a row. 1 for the Upper Midwest and just this past year for the Northeast.
I'm not trying to stir up any vitriol, but for those who feel that man's actions have altered the weather, please try to be open to the concept that the most powerful thing in our solar system may be a large contributing factor to our weather fluctuations and man's contributions are likely a secondary factor.
Is a mini ICE AGE on the way? Scientists warn the sun will 'go to sleep' in 2020 | Daily Mail Online[/URL]
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